Nikolaus Joseph Brahm

Nikolaus Joseph Brahm, was a German zoologist (18 May 1754, Mainz – 29 June 1821, Mainz) [1] and author of Insektenkalender für Sammler und Oekonomen. He was an advocat.[2] Brahm named several species of Coleoptera and Lepidoptera. There is no information about the fate of his collection, which was never cited in the literature. [3]

References

  1. Niehuis, M. : Nicolaus Josephus Brahm (*18. Mai 1754 - +29.6.1821) - ein bedeutendwer Insektenkundler aus der Stadt Mainz. Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv, Mainz 48, S. 21-95
  2. Groll, E. K. (Hrsg.): Biografien der Entomologen der Welt : Datenbank. Version 4.15 : Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, 2010
  3. Rhabdorrhynchus echii (Brahm, 1790), a “forgotten” name (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Lixinae) ZooKeys 243: 95–99, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.243.3976

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